Adolescence-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less
The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. Multiple lengths available.
- About 100 minutes
- 4 M + 5 F + 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13M+17F+3 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 88 pages
Skid Marks: A Play About Driving
Your first car. Getting your license, Getting pulled over. The relationship between teen and car makes a great backdrop for this vignette play.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 24 pages
Slow Songs Make Me Puke
The girls of a rather unusual club find it hard to commit to the cause. Boys are too tempting.
- About 10 minutes
- 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Smarty Pants
Dallas is a real smarty pants and can't wait to show off. But he's in for a shock. His new class is very different. A fantastic competition piece.
- About 30 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 32 pages
Snapshot: Bee-u-ti-ful
When a homeschooled spelling bee champ crashes her popular sister’s high school world, sibling rivalry and the pressure to fit in spark a hilarious, surreal showdown, complete with giant talking bees.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 5 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 31 pages
Something Bad is Happening
A friend disappears from an online session.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M + 2 F
- Online Performance
- Recommended for High Schools
Something to Keep us Warm
A heartbreaking and hilarious one act. How does a family deal with watching one of their own disappear?
- About 25 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 23 pages
Somewhere, Nowhere
Senior students in a small town face a dilemma. Do they stay close to home, or do they run far away? A heartwarming and heartbreaking story.
- About 105 minutes
- 3 M + 13 F, Expandable to 5M+15F+7 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Split
Children of divorce are united through humor in this honest and theatrical look at the day to day reality of growing up in a family that's been torn apart.
- About 35 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F + 4 Any Gender, Easily Expandable to 28
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 35 pages
Status Update: A Symphony
Seven teenagers express their hopes and fears online in a rousing symphony of status updates.
- About 10 minutes
- 3 M + 4 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Stereotype High
High school is full of stereotypes – or is it?
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
Still
Nate doesn't want to grow up, and Caroline already has. A bittersweet story with a twist.
- About 15 minutes
- 1 M + 1 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Storied
In a magical dimension, three teenagers are pulled into a conflict between Good and Bad Ideas from classic tales. Who is to blame for the bad idea?
- About 77 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
Stressed
Stress is driving a teen quartet crazy - so much so they can't stop talking about it. This play is a symphony of sound and character.
- About 30 minutes
- 1 M + 2 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 22 pages
Stupid is Just 4 2day
Connect and commiserate with these characters who can't help but do stupid things. An amazing ensemble opportunity.
- About 30 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 34 pages
Sunday Lunch
The sons of a divorcée and a widow try to cope with this longstanding ritual.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
The Super Non-Heroes
Charlie may not be a superhero, but when she digs deep she discovers her unique talents to save the day.
- About 60 minutes
- 3 M + 7 F + 13 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 50 pages
The Super Non-Heroes: Competition Version
A competition-length version of The Super Non-Heroes by Taryn Temple
- About 35 minutes
- 3 M + 2 F + 9 Any Gender, Plus Other Students and Evil Sidekicks
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 33 pages
The Support Group from Hell
Wendy walks into a typical teen support group but quickly discovers that that the others are anything but typical.
- About 15 minutes
- 3 M + 5 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
Sweep Under Rug
In the future the issue of poverty is solved through separation and subserviance. A teen causes trouble simply because she wants to better herself.
- About 35 minutes
- 1 M + 3 F + 1 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 34 pages
